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Mon, 31 May 2004
Australian firm wins $1.2b deal from KPC
Australian firm wins $1.2b deal from KPC Australian mining contractor Henry Walker Eltin Ltd. won a US$1.2 billion contract in Indonesia on Friday, almost doubling its order book, thanks to continued strong demand for thermal coal in Asia.
Mon, 31 May 2004
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Bali-resorts-trend checked EJKRita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post/Denpasar Refurbished Bali resorts await holidaymakersHoliday season is drawing near, and Bali will again be busy after months of little tourist activity.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Major local airlines announce surcharges to offset fuel hike
Major local airlines announce surcharges to offset fuel hikeTony Hotland, Jakarta Major Indonesian airlines are the latest to charge a new levy to compensate for rising jet fuel costs caused by the current surge in the global oil price.
Mon, 31 May 2004
More asthma patients recorded
More asthma patients recorded JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has recorded 5.5 million asthma patients this year, a 10 percent increase from last year's figure."The number is increasing, which tells us that we cannot underestimate asthma and have to start finding ways to cope with the disease,"...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Delicate problems in Indonesia-Malaysia ties
Delicate problems in Indonesia-Malaysia tiesHanys Salmi, Kuala Lumpur During the past six years, bilateral Malaysia-Indonesia relations have not shown much progress. In fact, while in the business sector relations are picking up, in the social/economic arena, the overall picture is gloomy.
Mon, 31 May 2004
City trucks dumping raw sewage into vital waterway
City trucks dumping raw sewage into vital waterwayMulta Fidrus, Tangerang Both the Tangerang regency and municipality administrations on Saturday ordered public order officers to arrest city truck drivers known to be regularly dumping raw sewage directly into the Cisadane River.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Timah to sign coal export contract with LG
Timah to sign coal export contract with LGRendi A. Witular, Jakarta State-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, seeks to sign a contract with South Korean giant LG Corp. this week to export 50,000 tons of coal, as part of the former's expansion program in diversifying its...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Five pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates
Five pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates will contest the presidential election on July 5. It is estimated that more people will vote in the presidential election than voted in the legislative election.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Squatters threaten investment climate in Batam city
Squatters threaten investment climate in Batam cityFadli, Batam The increasing population and workforce have created problems for Batam city administration, particularly regarding the number of temporary houses that have been erected due to the high demand for housing.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Govt to pay out 13th salary
Govt to pay out 13th salaryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators and officials of other high state institutions will join active and retired civil servants and members of the Indonesian Military and National Police in receiving their extra month's salary and pension...
Mon, 31 May 2004
The general and the cleric
The general and the clericAbdul Khalik, Jakarta The pairing of Gen. (ret) Wiranto and the cleric Solahuddin Wahid won the all-important top spot on the ballot papers during the draw held by the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Mon, 31 May 2004
Konimex founder wins E&Y award
Konimex founder wins E&Y award JAKARTA: The founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef, was inducted into the Ernst & Young (E&Y) 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Mon, 31 May 2004
JP/2/INTRO
JP/2/INTROThe country's first direct presidential election campaign which starts on Tuesday will last a whole month after a "warm-up" provided by the maneuvers of politicians and political parties, and polls suggesting the degree of popularity of all candidates.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Police on full alert ahead of election
Police on full alert ahead of electionAbdul Khalik and PC Naomy, Jakarta The police will be on full alert one day ahead of the campaigning period for the country's first direct presidential election, says a top police officer.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Four firms start printing ballot papers
Four firms start printing ballot papersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four print firms have started printing ballot papers for the July 5 presidential election, a General Elections Commission (KPU) member said in the East Java capital, Surabaya, on Sunday.
Mon, 31 May 2004
RP elections: Why losers do not concede
RP elections: Why losers do not concedeRonald Meinardus, Manila For the international media, the Philippine elections are a done deal, since the head of the Commission on Elections in an all but orthodox manner unofficially let know that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) beat her main...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Forum provides measure of trust
Forum provides measure of trust Ten years ago, members of the Association of South east Asian Nations set up a subsidiary called the ASEAN Regional Forum.ARF, as it has unfortunately come to be known, has the vague mission of hosting meetings of the countries involved in the security of the ASEAN...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Rodney Louis Vincent
Rodney Louis Vincent Contributor/Jakarta How many top bosses do you know who present junior managers with reading lists of history, current affairs and literature, and then hold discussion groups to make sure the reading gets done.
Mon, 31 May 2004
1. Perta (4x15)
1. Perta (4x15) Pertamina woes linked to hasty liberalization: Experts 2. Meiji (1x47) Meiji says RI still has attractions for relocation 3. (1x42) Timah to sign coal export contract with LG 4. Rate (1x40) Banks yet to raise dollar deposit rates
Mon, 31 May 2004
BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police department destroyed
BEKASI: Officers from the Bekasi Police department destroyed on Saturday 34,000 bottles of liquor that had been confiscated during raids over the past month.During the destruction of the bottles, alcohol spilled down the road as far as 300 meters from the police station.
Mon, 31 May 2004
GAM must release hostages
GAM must release hostagesFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which recently released the hostages that had been holding for some time, can in no way be regarded as acting humanely in its "struggle" for a free Aceh.
Mon, 31 May 2004
TV Program: Monday, May 31, 2004
TV Program: Monday, May 31, 2004TVRI .TB.30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Show: Pentas Ceria8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Dialogue11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 11:30 Doing Business12:00 p.m.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Konimex founder
Konimex founder won E&Y award JP/14/BriefJAKARTA: Founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef was inducted into the Ernst & Young's 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Freeloaders short-circuit PLN to tune of Rp 7b
Freeloaders short-circuit PLN to tune of Rp 7bNana Rukmana, Cirebon, West Java Around 64,000 electricity customers in the State Electricity Company (PLN)'s Cirebon district have not paid their bills for the past three months and, as a consequence, the power utility has found itself shortchanged to...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Govt extends rice import ban until July
Govt extends rice import ban until JulyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has extended the ban on rice imports until July as existing stocks are still adequate to meet the domestic demand for the commodity, an official said on Sunday.
Mon, 31 May 2004
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Bali-resorts-trend checked EJKRita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post/Denpasar Refurbished Bali resorts await holidaymakersHoliday season is drawing near, and Bali will again be busy after months of little tourist activity.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Wiranto-Xanana talks played down
Wiranto-Xanana talks played down JAKARTA: A human rights activist said former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto would be unable to influence the legal process against him in East Timor despite his unprecedented meeting with the neighboring country's president Xanana Gusmao on...
Mon, 31 May 2004
[b]Konimex founder
Konimex founder wins E&Y award JP/14/BriefJAKARTA: The founder and president director of pharmaceutical firm PT Konimex, Djoenaedi Joesoef, was inducted into the Ernst & Young (E&Y) 2004 World Entrepreneur of the Year hall of fame on Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Poet Hamid Jabar laid to rest
Poet Hamid Jabar laid to rest Noted poet Hamid Jabar was buried at Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday after his body was laid out at his home on Jl. Kelapa Dua Wetan in Ciracas.Other prominent poets Taufik Ismail, Sutardji Calzoum Bachrie and Amak Baldjun attended the burial.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Is there room for Cinderella pairing?
Is there room for Cinderella pairing?Ridwan Sijabat and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta The "Cinderella ticket" is perhaps a fitting description for the pairing of Hamzah Haz and Agum Gumelar, especially given that they like to cast themselves as underdogs in the upcoming presidential election due to their...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Mega to kick off fishermen meeting
Mega to kick off fishermen meeting MANADO, North Sulawesi: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is seeking reelection this year, is scheduled to open the national meeting of the Fishermen Farmers Mainstay Group on June 5 in Tondano, Minahasa regency here.
Mon, 31 May 2004
JP/4/hamid
JP/4/hamidPoet Hamid Jabar dies on stageNoted poet Hamid Jabar was buried at the Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta on Sunday after his body was laid out at his home on Jl. Kelapa Dua Wetan in Ciracas.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Candidates woo NU vote in E. Java
Candidates woo NU vote in E. JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Surabaya The presidential election campaign will kick-off Tuesday, marking a new departure in the nation's history as it attempts to put its long history of authoritarian governments behind it following the 1998 resignation of Soeharto.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Airlines expect holiday boost
Airlines expect holiday boost BENGKULU: Airlines expect their load factors to rise to 90 percent during the upcoming school holidays, a 10 percent increase from normal days, Agus Gandiana, the district manager for Merpati airlines here, said on Saturday.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Megawati confident of success with Hasyim
Megawati confident of success with HasyimFabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)'s presidential candidate, was born in Yogyakarta on Jan. 23, 1947.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Back to the Soeharto years?
Back to the Soeharto years? The government has shut down one foreign non-governmental organization (NGO) in Jakarta and is closely monitoring 19 others, including local ones, citing that reports they have made could disrupt stability.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 31, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, May 31, 2004Exhibitions* Sex and the City - an exhibition of Indonesian erotic art from the 13th to the 20th century. Stone, terracotta, bronze, wood, textiles, gold and silver at Dharma Mulia Galleries, Jl. Ciputat Raya No. 50 (Tel. 7492850), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Regional airlines heading for more promising years
Regional airlines heading for more promising years Hendarsyah Tarmizi Jakarta Airlines across the Asia Pacific have started to gain strength after passing through a series of challenges ranging from terrorist attacks, war in Iraq, the outbreak of SARS and the global economic slowdown during the...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Enchanting tourist destinations around Indonesia
Enchanting tourist destinations around IndonesiaSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia has many other fascinating resorts to choose from beyond Bali for both domestic and foreign tourists.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Doctor accused of malpractice
Doctor accused of malpractice TANGERANG: A woman reported her doctor from Siloam Gleneagles Hospital in Karawaci to the Tangerang police for alleged malpractice saying improper medicine caused her to have a miscarriage.
Mon, 31 May 2004
'I support a smoking ban in public places'
'I support a smoking ban in public places' Indonesia is ranked 7th in the world in terms of the number of smokers, with around 70 percent of the adult population being avid smokers, experts say. Buildings, public spaces and even public transportation vehicles are all the habitual haunts of smokers.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Surabaya's cultural heritage devastated by modern lifestyles
Surabaya's cultural heritage devastated by modern lifestylesTo mark the 711th anniversary of East Java province's capital Surabaya which falls on May 31, The Jakarta Post's Indra Harsaputra reports on the city's historical sites, which are in a poor state, and also on the rapid development of...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Mixed smoke signals on to date of City Hall tobacco ban
Mixed smoke signals on to date of City Hall tobacco banDamar Harsanto, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso might have succeeded in preventing his subordinates from smoking in their offices, but he is apparently unable to make them finally kick the habit.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Regional airlines heading for more promising years
Regional airlines heading for more promising years Hendarsyah Tarmizi Jakarta After going through a series of challenges ranging from terrorist attacks, war in Iraq, the outbreak of SARS and the global economic slowdown during the last few years, Airlines across the Asia Pacific have started to...
Mon, 31 May 2004
Air India to launch budget airline
Air India to launch budget airline NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India will launch a new budget airline in April next year, a spokesman said on Saturday.The low-cost airline, which has yet to be named, will offer 25 percent cheaper fares to Gulf and Southeast Asian destinations, and will target...
Mon, 31 May 2004
JP/4/jaksa
JP/4/jaksaSketches of prosecutor's murder suspects releasedRuslan Sangadji PaluCentral Sulawesi Police disseminated on Saturday the sketches of two suspects in the murder of prosecutor Ferry Silalahi, who helped try terrorism cases in the provincial capital of Palu.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Fear of lung cancer doesn't stop die-hards from smoking
Fear of lung cancer doesn't stop die-hards from smokingDewi Santoso, Jakarta The fear of lung cancer does not seem to be enough to prevent some people from smoking, particularly young people, many of whom argue that refraining from smoking does not necessarily mean they are not going to develop the...
Mon, 31 May 2004
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Checked Please check these figures again.FOR MP --- TUESDAY -- JUNE 1Local carriers add flights amid tight competition Rudijanto Contributor/Jakarta After been bloodied by a long-running, no-holds-barred price war with one another, Indonesian airlines are now looking forward to a brief respite...
Mon, 31 May 2004
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;JP;CD; ANPAv..r.. Photo-tourism-resorts Photo caption JP/Photo caption Intercontinental HotelLike other hotels, the Bali Intercontinental Hotel in the Jimbaran resort area offers different kinds of playground equipment and recreational facilities for children.
Mon, 31 May 2004
Sex workers pray for peaceful poll
Sex workers pray for peaceful poll SURABAYA: No less than 500 sex workers operating in six red- light districts across the East Java capital of Surabaya gathered on Sunday for a mass prayer, to pray for a peaceful presidential election.